I designed the mini series format to be loaded day by day. So you might follow along real time or drop in anytime and see how far I have come in my journey. The Mini Whispering Series was 2 weeks of intense focus on a subject, spread out over 4 weeks of posting to allow me time in between to work and upload the videos, etc. I started out slowly and then got rolling. It was not scripted in any way. I shared my thoughts in both audio and video format as well as all the design sketches I used in the course of the class (made available in PDF). My intention was for you to Feel Free to interpret any of these ideas in your work. I hoped to inspire you to try some ideas and that this might help you on your way to creating your own path.

About this rerun.

I will be following the threadcrumbs of the old series. Using it as a guide. But really, in a way I am starting over. Reconsidering these concepts again. After all it is not yesterday, it is today. And tomorrow is not far off. I am disabling access to the original class after I post this. I will be converting old audios and adding new material to the old site as I go and will reopen the Series as a unit later. I have added a Sun Moon Stars category here to cluster the related posts. I will also be adding a post link list to the Sun Moon Stars page over at Feel Free so you might find all the posts in order like a menu there at any time.

Unlike the original series, this one has no set time limit. It will be here, out in the open, slower, with no real end in site. How about that for an open ended idea?

The original series was linked to a forum. I don't think I will entertain that idea again because it is too time consuming with a large crowd. Although I will suggest that you share any work wherever it is convenient for you to do so and encourage you to direct folks there if you wish, through the comment section. I could set up something on social media, but do we want to do that? Let's just see.

As always, I will start by talking to myself...and to you...

...and doodling and what not. It will take me a few days to get into the video thing.

This is meant to be relaxed and fun, so let's not worry. No expectations.

A bit about supplies

The materials and tools I use in my work are very basic. Nothing special really. Cloth scrap, needle, thread, scissors, paper, pencil.... things like that. I will talk about them as I go, and provide info especially if I step out of the normal scope of things around me. I plan to offer a few component packs along the way. And update my resource list. But really, just try to use what you have. Improvise. Use scraps of self.

A note about Media

In addition to text, my posts will include media in the form of links, pictures, audio, video, and sometimes PDF. All audio and video will play within the post. Pictures, PDFs and links will open in separate windows if clicked. This adds to the multimedia experience. For example you might want to see and expanded view of a photo without interrupting the audio. Many tabs might be open at the same time so be aware.

And since there is a storm barreling up the coast here, I am up and readying for an early market run. Because it's Saturday, it's a holiday weekend and because even though they say it will not be TOO bad here, it's September and a storm might change its mind. Folks panic here and shelves empty quickly.

Funny I am panicking about the crowd, not the storm really.

I think about quickly. Snapping a picture quickly. And the picture has no quickly in it. Pictures are great for that. Slowing down. Capturing quick as slow.

It's cloudy. Greens of summer are fading ever so slightly. A tomato is ripening without me being able to notice. Soulo is not moving. Stacks of cloth are waiting.

As I am considering releasing the Sun Moon Stars class over at Feel Free, I unroll some leftovers from that. I wonder if I might slow down about that. Whatif? I just rerun the class here on the blog? Slowly. And rethink some things that need to be re-thunk. Mend some old thought with some new ones.

So you all have a great weekend, I have a lot of emails to catch up on, as you might imagine, after this crazy few days. I'll take it slow and it will all get done quick enough.

This one holds a big piece of my history, a scrap of one of my first quilts. The corners are linen with beeswax batik by Teresa . I love how they fit here. This one is enough. It's a doorway for me. Into Spring then.

Now that the studio is open I have again come face to face with "the pile" of almost finished cloths. Geez. I expect them to change with the season. Time for spring cleaning. My head is full of dust.

The shop is closed for a bit. Sweeping... On the other hand, some winter undoing has been going on and some new sense of order has been realized. Cloth Whispering, specifically What If, will be back soon enough with a new format.

Sweeping. Today is filled with small journeys. Not sure where you might be going, but here's a cat-foot for good luck.